travail travail

noun

use of physical or mental energy; hard work  ( elbow grease, sweat, travail, exertion, effort )
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
 he got an A for effort
he got an A for effort
 they managed only with great exertion
they managed only with great exertion

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child  ( childbed, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail, confinement )
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
 she was in labor for six hours
she was in labor for six hours

verb

work hard  ( dig, drudge, fag, labour, moil, travail, grind, labor, toil )
work hard
 She was digging away at her math homework
She was digging away at her math homework
 Lexicographers drudge all day long
Lexicographers drudge all day long